Drew Louis | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Andrew Louis Klemm |
Born | March 28, 2000 |
Origin | Hudson, Ohio |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation | Record producer · singer · songwriter |
Years active | 2020–present |
Website | drewlouismusic |
Andrew Louis Klemm (born March 28, 2000), [1] known professionally as Drew Louis, is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. [2] [3] He is best known for his work with RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Trinity the Tuck, Kylie Sonique Love, and Amanda Tori Meating, [4] as well as Sony Japan's The Gospellers, [5] and Yena. [6]
Louis's professional musical career began while studying at the Los Angeles College of Music, [7] where he met K-pop and J-pop singer-songwriter Mayu Wakisaka. [8] In 2021, Louis and Wakisaka co-wrote "Loving Out Loud" for The Gospellers. [9] They then co-wrote "Vacay" & "Lxxk 2 U" for Yena's debut mini-album Smiley, as well as the title track of her third mini-album Good Morning in 2024. [10]
Louis released his single "Love So Right" in June 2023. [11] Earmilk described it as "...[A] nostalgic pop single... with an anthemic sing-a-long worthy chorus...". [12] In Billboard Argentina , Louis stated that the song was mainly inspired by his love of pop music from the 2010s. [13] In October 2023, Louis was awarded the Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award by Live Nation. [14]
In May 2023, Drew produced the titular single for the Drag Isn't Dangerous digital fundraiser. [15] In November 2023, Louis executive produced and co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Trinity the Tuck. [16] The cast featured multiple past Drag Race contestants. [17] He then produced "My Kitty" for Amanda Tori Meating, which premiered on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 in January 2024. [8] In an interview with Wonderland in February 2024, Louis announced that he was executive producing Trinity the Tuck's dark-pop album Sinematic . [10] He told Notion that the album was inspired by their shared love of The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears. [8]
In June 2024, Louis co-wrote and produced Grant & Ash’s debut viral single “A Twink and a Redhead”. [18] He then produced and co-wrote a Christmas single for Jillian Rossi titled "Ms. Claus" in November 2024. [19]
All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database, and Spotify. [20] [21]
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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2024 | “Ms. Claus” | Non-album singles | Jillian Rossi | Drew Louis, Jillian Rossi, Jayelle, Max Vernon | Drew Louis |
“Heterosexuality” | Grant & Ash | Drew Louis, Nick Laughlin, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | |||
"Six Six Sex" (featuring Jewels Sparkles, Sam Star, & Shontelle Sparkles) | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic (Deluxe) | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||
“Witch Hunt” | Jayelle | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||
"Panera" | Grant & Ash | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | |||
"Sleeping Beauty" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton, Myah Marie | ||
"Let Them Eat Cake" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Max Vernon | ||||
"Give it Up" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Sierra Cornell | ||||
"'Til Death Becomes Us" (featuring Jujubee) | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||||
“Money Mad” | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Violet Skies | ||||
"Detonate" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||||
"Miss Jesus Christ" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Ash Gordon | ||||
"A Twink and a Redhead" | Grant & Ash | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | ||
"Take it Slow" | Joe Serafini | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Joe Serafini | |||
"Good Morning" | Yena | Good Morning | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Twlv, Yena | Pollock, Jonathan Sim, 72 | |
"Lost Angel" | Kylie Sonique Love | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Kylie Sonique Love | Drew Louis | |
"Nice To Meet Ya" | Victory Brooks | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
"My Kitty" | Amanda Tori Meating | Drew Louis, Amanda Tori Meating | |||
2023 | "Ex Miss" | Kylie Sonique Love | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Kylie Sonique Love | ||
"Keep Up" | Karma Carr | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Karma Carr | |||
"Good Enough" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck, Jimbo, Manila Luzon, Ginger Minj, Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love) | Trinity the Tuck | Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||
"Eternity to Me" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck) | |||||
"I'm Rich, But I'll Change" | Drew Louis | ||||
"You Just Need a Little Mary" | |||||
"A Massive Shadow" | |||||
"Light in the Dark" (featuring Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love) | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||||
"The Clock Strikes One" | Drew Louis | ||||
"Guilt's So Heavy" (featuring Ginger Minj) | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||||
"A Curious Thing Happened" | Drew Louis | ||||
"Trinity Ruins Christmas" (featuring Jimbo, Manila Luzon) | Drew Louis, Jennifer Whitlock, Mark Byers, Ryan Taylor | ||||
"It's In The Book" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck) | Drew Louis | ||||
"Drag Isn't Dangerous" | Jayelle & Ocean Kelly | Non-album singles | Ash Gordon, Ocean Kelly, Drew Louis | ||
"Sugar Rush" | Ceranda | Ceranda Michelle Silva, Jayelle, Drew Louis | |||
2022 | "Lxxk 2 U" | Yena | Smiley | Drew Louis, Yena, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Moon Da-eun, Nam-Hye-ju | Ollipop |
"Vacay" | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Kang Eun-jung | Pollock | |||
"Ur Next Ex Gf" | Jayelle | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | Drew Louis | |
"Rock Bottom" | |||||
"Queen" | |||||
2021 | "Natural Disaster" (feat. Dante Juhkel) | Pretty Little Saboteur | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Dante Juhkel, Shoshana Rosemarin | ||
"Men Are Candy" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
"Double Standard" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Mel Johnson | Drew Louis, Mel Johnson | |||
"Antisocial Media" | Shiragirl | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Alexandra Nicole Windsor, Constance Antoinette Day, Rain Palladino, Shira Leigh Yevin | Drew Louis | ||
"Loving Out Loud" | The Gospellers | A Cappella 2 | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Joe Ryan III | No producer credited |
Year | Title | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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2023 | "Love So Right" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Matt Beckley | Drew Louis, Matt Beckley |
2022 | "Winter Fling" | Drew Louis | Drew Louis | |
"Poser" (with Milli2nd) | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Milli2nd | Drew Louis, Milli2nd | ||
"Bottom of the Bottle" | Baby's First Heartbreak | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Shoshana Rosemarin | Drew Louis | |
2021 | "First Date" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |
"Ultraviolet" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Odin Cheesebro | Drew Louis, Odin Cheesebro | ||
"Petty" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Carlee Chappell, Francis Karel | Drew Louis | ||
"Falling in Like" | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
2020 | "Blocked" |
Title | Details |
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Baby's First Heartbreak |
Track listing
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Lock Me Up" (Heather Kathryn featuring Jayelle and Drew Louis) | 2022 | Non-album single |
Year | Award | Result |
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2023 | Live Nation Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award [7] [14] | Won |
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